We all know Shakespeare’s plays, but do we actually know the man? This week we explore the theory that Shakespeare is not at all who he says he is. Was he merely a player? Or a woman? Or even the QUEEN OF ENGLAND?! Come expound on all the possibilities with us! 

Sources: 

-Shakespeare conspiracy

-Inside the Weird World of Shakespeare Conspiracy Theories

-Was Shakespeare a Woman?

-"Who really wrote Shakespeare?" by Robert McCrum (who looks like the most dour middle-aged Englishman you can think of)

-Christopher Marlowe

-Did Shakespeare write his plays?

-Francis Bacon Society

-Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Was Shakespeare